CVE-2023-28871 (GCVE-0-2023-28871)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 13:51
VLAI
Summary
Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 12.22 allows attackers to read registry information of the operating system by creating a symbolic link.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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